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The company's software update had initially been expected in early January, the Journal reported.
Citing people familiar with the details, the Journal reported that discussions between the FAA and Boeing about the software fix dragged on, in part because of "differences of opinion about technical and engineering issues."
Boeing and FAA officials also couldn't agree on how extensive the software enhancement should be, the newspaper reported. US officials also said the recent government shutdown, the longest in US history, delayed work on the update for five weeks, the Journal noted.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who sits on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, said the shutdown "absolutely aggravated and exacerbated the failures of the FAA and insisted on a quicker time table for installing new software dealing with the sensors."
"This problem is not a technological equivalent of rocket science," the Connecticut Democrat told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday. "They had the new software. They knew of the problem with the sensors. The airline should be held accountable, but the FAA has a responsibility to act right away.
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/politics/boeing-737-max-8-software/index.html
The company's software update had initially been expected in early January, the Journal reported.
Citing people familiar with the details, the Journal reported that discussions between the FAA and Boeing about the software fix dragged on, in part because of "differences of opinion about technical and engineering issues."
Boeing and FAA officials also couldn't agree on how extensive the software enhancement should be, the newspaper reported. US officials also said the recent government shutdown, the longest in US history, delayed work on the update for five weeks, the Journal noted.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who sits on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, said the shutdown "absolutely aggravated and exacerbated the failures of the FAA and insisted on a quicker time table for installing new software dealing with the sensors."
"This problem is not a technological equivalent of rocket science," the Connecticut Democrat told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday. "They had the new software. They knew of the problem with the sensors. The airline should be held accountable, but the FAA has a responsibility to act right away.
Full story:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/politics/boeing-737-max-8-software/index.html